AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti

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Combined performance score

GTX 1070 Ti
37.91

Radeon RX 6900 XT outperforms GeForce GTX 1070 Ti by 83% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking11318
Place by popularity80not in top-100
Value for money32.3818.51
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Navi / RDNA2 (2020−2022)
GPU code namePascal GP104Navi 21
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date2 November 2017 (6 years old)8 December 2020 (3 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$399 $999
Current price$231 (0.6x MSRP)$957 (1x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1070 Ti has 75% better value for money than RX 6900 XT.

Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores24325120
Core clock speed1607 MHz1825 MHz
Boost clock speed1683 MHz2250 MHz
Number of transistors7,200 million26,800 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)180 Watt300 Watt
Texture fill rate255.8720.0
Floating-point performance8,186 gflopsno data

Size and compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length267 mm267 mm
Width2-slot3-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pin2x 8-pin

Memory

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB16 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed8000 MHz16000 MHz
Memory bandwidth256.3 GB/s512.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

Video outputs and ports

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI++
G-SYNC support+no data

Technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Ready+no data

API support

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.1
Vulkan1.2.1311.2
CUDA6.1no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 1070 Ti 37.91
RX 6900 XT 69.30
+82.8%

Radeon RX 6900 XT outperforms GeForce GTX 1070 Ti by 83% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 1070 Ti 14691
RX 6900 XT 26856
+82.8%

Radeon RX 6900 XT outperforms GeForce GTX 1070 Ti by 83% in Passmark.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 1070 Ti 27503
RX 6900 XT 59119
+115%

Radeon RX 6900 XT outperforms GeForce GTX 1070 Ti by 115% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 1070 Ti 18405
RX 6900 XT 50587
+175%

Radeon RX 6900 XT outperforms GeForce GTX 1070 Ti by 175% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD111
−73.9%
193
+73.9%
1440p72
−86.1%
134
+86.1%
4K54
−53.7%
83
+53.7%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
−103%
130−140
+103%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 65−70
−72.1%
117
+72.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
−156%
169
+156%
Battlefield 5 110−120
−75.7%
195
+75.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−110
−68%
170−180
+68%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
−103%
130−140
+103%
Far Cry 5 114
−37.7%
150−160
+37.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 107
−17.8%
126
+17.8%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
−142%
283
+142%
Hitman 3 120−130
−136%
283
+136%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
−150%
205
+150%
Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
−221%
196
+221%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 90−95
−144%
222
+144%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
−168%
190
+168%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 65−70
−55.9%
106
+55.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
−115%
142
+115%
Battlefield 5 110−120
−76.6%
196
+76.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−110
−68%
170−180
+68%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
−103%
130−140
+103%
Far Cry 5 108
−45.4%
150−160
+45.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 103
−19.4%
123
+19.4%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
−138%
279
+138%
Hitman 3 120−130
−130%
276
+130%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
−112%
174
+112%
Metro Exodus 66
−148%
164
+148%
Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
−103%
124
+103%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 42
−393%
207
+393%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 95−100
−236%
323
+236%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
−139%
170
+139%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 63
−55.6%
98
+55.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
−108%
137
+108%
Battlefield 5 111
−77.5%
197
+77.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
−103%
130−140
+103%
Far Cry 5 102
−53.9%
150−160
+53.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 93
−26.9%
118
+26.9%
Forza Horizon 4 100
−148%
248
+148%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 72
−128%
164
+128%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
−70.4%
121
+70.4%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 60−65
−100%
120−130
+100%
Hitman 3 70−75
−204%
213
+204%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
−157%
136
+157%
Metro Exodus 40
−155%
102
+155%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−33
−173%
82
+173%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 51
−212%
159
+212%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 48
−106%
99
+106%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
−160%
109
+160%
Battlefield 5 83
−136%
196
+136%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−33
−147%
70−75
+147%
Far Cry 5 75
−78.7%
130−140
+78.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 76
−53.9%
117
+53.9%
Forza Horizon 4 81
−185%
231
+185%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
−137%
120−130
+137%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−168%
91
+168%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
−129%
75−80
+129%
Hitman 3 35−40
−237%
128
+237%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
−31%
38
+31%
Metro Exodus 25
−168%
67
+168%
Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
−175%
55
+175%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 28
−204%
85
+204%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 47
−160%
122
+160%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27
−152%
68
+152%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
−175%
66
+175%
Battlefield 5 47
−185%
134
+185%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−169%
35−40
+169%
Far Cry 5 39
−110%
80−85
+110%
Far Cry New Dawn 42
−140%
101
+140%
Forza Horizon 4 55
−195%
162
+195%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
−184%
54
+184%

This is how GTX 1070 Ti and RX 6900 XT compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • RX 6900 XT is 73.9% faster than GTX 1070 Ti

1440p resolution:

  • RX 6900 XT is 86.1% faster than GTX 1070 Ti

4K resolution:

  • RX 6900 XT is 53.7% faster than GTX 1070 Ti

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 6900 XT is 393% faster than the GTX 1070 Ti.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RX 6900 XT surpassed GTX 1070 Ti in all 68 of our tests.

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 37.91 69.30
Recency 2 November 2017 8 December 2020
Cost $399 $999
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 180 Watt 300 Watt

The Radeon RX 6900 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1070 Ti in performance tests.


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